Although he was gluttonous, he also knew that s.h.i.+tou's family didn't have an easy life. Meat was expensive and if they felt it was too precious to eat, what would it mean if he b.u.t.ted into this? 

　　However, Little s.h.i.+tou grabbed his hand and pulled him into the kitchen enthusiastically. The little boy pointed a finger at the piping hot braised pig head meat that had just gotten out of the pot and smiled, "Arriving early can't beat coming at the right time! Come, try a little of my second sister's talents…" 

　　In actuality, Little s.h.i.+tou was being devious. He wanted Qian Wu to be the first guinea pig. After all, whenever he thought about the way the pig head looked before it was braised, he felt a little scared to try.

　　The braised pig head meat was rosy red and had an enchanting smell. The meat looked tender and tasty, fatty without being greasy, and had all the qualities needed to evoke a sense of hunger and yearning from any customer.  

　　Xiaocao seemed to have seen through Little s.h.i.+tou's plan and smiled knowingly at him. She cut off a small piece of pig head meat from the corner and stuffed it into Qian Wu's mouth before he could say anything. 

　　As soon as it hit his mouth, an explosion of savory flavor and richness occurred. It was so delicious that Qian Wu almost cried tears of joy. It was too delicious!! He had never, in his entire life, eaten meat that was as delicious as this!! Xiaocao's cooking talent had to be better than his mother's abilities by at least a hundred times. It would have been perfect if she was his younger sister. Then he could frequently taste the fruits of her talent. 

　　Little s.h.i.+tou stared intently at the mult.i.tude of expressions that crossed Qian Wu's face and eagerly asked, "How is it? Does it taste good? Does it have any odd flavors?" 

　　Qian Wu forcefully grabbed onto Little s.h.i.+tou's hand, holding back tears of happiness in his eyes, and replied with complete earnesty, "s.h.i.+tou, the two of us should switch lives! You can be my mother's son. Didn't you always want to have a little sister, right? I have a little sister just waiting for you at home! I, on the other hand, will go to your family and be Xiaocao's younger brother…" 

　　A couple of imaginary black lines appeared above Xiaocao's head. 'Hey, hey! First of all, Qian Yafang is older than Little s.h.i.+tou, and thus, she couldn't be his 'younger sister'. Furthermore, Xiaowu, you brat, you're also older than me, the honorable Xiaocao, by a year, ok? How is it possible that you have the nerve to say such shameless things?' 

　　Madam Fang had been helping them prepare the pig intestines and as she was bringing the basin into the kitchen, she heard Qian Wu's childish suggestion and couldn't help but 'pfffft' and laugh, "Wuzi, if your mother heard that you wanted to sell your younger sister and leave home for the sake of eating food, she'd probably beat you until your leg broke!!" 

　　"Xiaocao's cooking is seriously too good. In this lifetime...no, in my previous lifetime and the lifetime before that, I swear I have never eaten meat that has tasted as good as it did today. s.h.i.+tou, what did you say it was? Is it called braised pig head meat? Does it use the meat from a pig's head? That can't be right, right?? A pig's head is such a disgusting looking thing, how could it possibly be made into something so tasty?" Qian Wu shook his head until it resembled a rattle. He clearly didn't want to believe that the meat he ate came from a pig's head. 

　　When Little s.h.i.+tou saw Qian Wu's reaction to the meat, he hastily cut off a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. He had believed that the braised blood tofu and braised chicken offal he had eaten yesterday were the tastiest dishes on earth. Who would have thought that the pig head, which everyone avoided like the plague, could be braised into a dish that was even more delicious than braised chicken offal?

　　After being braised, the meat from a pig's head had the perfect ratio between fatty meat and lean meat. When eaten, the taste of pig's fat and seasonings melded together into an explosion of flavor. The savory taste seemed to permeate into all corners of the mouth and made people feel so happy that they could have almost died.

　　Seeing their expressions, Xiaocao picked a piece that didn't look very pretty and cut it into enough pieces to fill a plate. She let everyone taste a small bit and also used a pair of chopsticks to try her own handiwork. She placed a small piece into her mouth and carefully chewed it. Mhm, the taste was good and seemed to be authentic. In her previous life, she had almost gotten sick of eaten braised food since that was all she made in her store, but she had never gotten tired of eaten braised pig head meat. Because of that, she had gained a decent amount of weight from it.  

　　In the beginning, Madam Fang was too scared to give it a try. However, after seeing how everyone was enjoying the food with immense pleasure, she picked up the smallest piece of meat with a pair of chopsticks and placed it in her mouth. Immediately, her eyes begin to s.h.i.+ne with amazement. The taste of this meat, ah, was more flavorful and delicious than her best dish, stewed pork shoulder. Wherever Xiaocao learned this dish from, it was truly awesome!